There was heavy traffic on the M25 clockwise due to an earlier crash near Junction 12 for the M3 on Wednesday afternoon (August 7).

Congestion stretched back as far as Junction 9 (Leatherhead) as a result of the lane closure between Junction 11 (Chertsey) and Junction 12 (M3).

Travel news service INRIX read: "Slow traffic due to earlier accident on M25 clockwise from J11 A320 St Peters Way (Chertsey) to J12 M3 J2. Congestion to J9 (Leatherhead). All lanes have been re-opened.

"Lane one (of four) was closed. cameras show the lane to be open and officers on the hard shoulder. Re-opened at 16:20."

Earlier, a car towing a trailer overturned on the anticlockwise carriageway between Junction 7 (M23) and Junction 6 (Godstone), causing long queues.

SurreyLive provided the latest traffic and travel updates via the live blog below.

18:25

Vehicle fire at Junction 13 slip road

Highways England has tweeted to say that there is currently a vehicle fire on the M25 exit slip road at Junction 13 (Egham).

Below is the current scene, with traffic appearing to be held.

The aftermath of a vehicle fire on the M25 clockwise slip road (Image: Highways England)

17:42

Traffic remains slow

The motorway cameras are showing that traffic remains slow on the M25 clockwise, but is easing.

Traffic remains slow on the M25 (Image: Highways England)

17:27

Google Maps shows congestion

Below is another look at the amount of congestion on the M25 clockwise, provided by Google Maps.

Congestion on the M25 clockwise (Image: Google Maps)

17:19

The latest from INRIX

Here is the latest from INRIX on the M25 traffic:

“Slow traffic due to earlier accident on M25 clockwise from Junction 11 (Chertsey) to Junction 12 (M3). Congestion to Junction 9 (Leatherhead). All lanes have been re-opened.

“Lane one (of four) was closed. cameras show the lane to be open and officers on the hard shoulder. Re-opened at 4.20pm”

There was also another crash on the clockwise carriageway between Junction 15 (M4) and Junction 16 (M40), which has not helped congestion.

17:07

Good evening - new incident

Good evening and welcome back to our live updates.

An earlier crash between Junction 11 (Chertsey) and Junction 12 (M3) has caused heavy traffic queues, with congestion stretching as far back as Junction 9, according to INRIX.

Updates to follow.

12:26

All lanes re-opened

The incident has been cleared and all lanes have been reopened.

However, long delays should still be expected in the area.

09:49

Delays on M23

Queus on the M25 are now 7 miles long and have also extended onto the northbound carriageway of the M23.

09:28

Traffic released

Traffic anticlockwise has been released again, but lane 1 is still closed and there is still a lot of congestion in the area.

09:17

Congestion beyond Junction 8

Anticlockwise traffic is still being held and congestion now extends past Junction 8. Journey times of more than an hour are being reported.

08:58

Traffic held again

All traffic on the M25 anticlockwise has been stopped again to allow recovery work to take place on the overturned car.

08:03

Lane 1 remains closed

Traffic has now been released, but the inside lane is still closed due to the overturned car.

08:01

Long queues in both directions

The crash has caused long queues both clockwise and anticlockwise. This map shows delays in the area.

Queues on the M25 following the crash (Image: Google Maps)

07:59

Car on its side after M25 crash

All traffic has been held on the M25 anticlockwise after junction 7 following a crash that has left a car on its side.